Funding search · EIN 363480054 · Rockford, IL

Blazer Foundation

Name: Blazer Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

88
grants reported: $3.8M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,215
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educational medical social welfare chariable edcuational education foundation

Funder website ↗Full IRS filings ↗How this is built Report an error

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Rockford Park District4 grants · $1.7M
Midway Village2 grants · $413,500
Gigi'S Playhouse2 grants · $174,283
Laurent House2 grants · $150,500
Barbara Olson Center of Hope4 grants · $130,000
Milestone2 grants · $113,500
Gigi'S Playhouse Rockford2 grants · $111,509
Laurent House Foundation2 grants · $96,485
Walter Lawson Children'S Home2 grants · $70,396
Boys and Girls Club1 grant · $62,500

Giving over time

$558,019

2022

$911,557

2023

$922,216

2024

$1.4M

2025

Grant history

All 88 reported grants, largest first.

$702,000
Rockford Park District · Rockford, IL · 2025
Charitable
$552,000
Rockford Park District · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
$402,000
Rockford Park District · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$268,500
Midway Village · Rockford, IL · 2025
Charitable
$145,000
Midway Village · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
$104,890
Gigi'S Playhouse · Machesney Park, IL · 2025
Educational
$85,000
Milestone · Loves Park, IL · 2024
Medical
$76,943
Laurent House Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
$75,500
Laurent House · Rockford, IL · 2025
Charitable
$75,000
Laurent House · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$69,393
Gigi'S Playhouse · Machesney Park, IL · 2024
Educational
$63,614
Gigi'S Playhouse Rockford · Machesney Park, IL · 2022
Educational
$62,500
Boys and Girls Club · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$55,458
Additional Contributions · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
$50,000
205 Direct Dental Services · Rockford, IL · 2025
Medical
$50,000
Milestone · Rockford, IL · 2022
Medical
$50,000
Rockford Park District · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
$48,000
Ramp · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
$47,895
Gigi'S Playhouse Rockford · Machesney Park, IL · 2023
Educational
$46,500
Walter Lawson Children'S Home · Loves Park, IL · 2022
Social welfare
$40,000
Barbara Olson Center of Hope · Rockford, IL · 2025
Charitable
$35,000
Barbara Olson Center of Hope · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
$35,000
Goldie Floberg Center · Rockford, IL · 2022
Social welfare
$28,704
Lifescape · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$28,500
Milestone · Loves Park, IL · 2025
Medical
$27,500
Barbara Olson Center of Hope · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$27,500
Barbara Olson Center of Hope · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
$25,000
Goldie Floberg · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$25,000
University of the Cumberlands · Williamsburg, KY · 2022
Educational
$23,896
Walter Lawson Children'S Home · Loves Park, IL · 2023
Social welfare
$22,938
Walter Lawson · Loves Park, IL · 2024
Social welfare
$22,324
Walter Lawson · Loves Park, IL · 2025
Social welfare
$21,149
Golden Apple Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2025
Educational
$19,542
Laurent House Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
$18,026
Golden Apple Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2024
Educational
$13,400
Special Olympics · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
$13,304
Hope Reigns Ranch · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
$13,200
Jeremiah Development · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
$12,800
Riverfront Museum Park · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$12,300
Special Olympics Illinois · Rockford, IL · 2025
Charitable
$12,149
Remedies Renewing Lives · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$11,400
Special Olympics · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$11,000
Discovery Center Museum · Rockford, IL · 2025
Charitable
$10,430
Rockford Rescue Mission · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Christian Life Schools · Rockford, IL · 2025
Edcuational
$10,000
Pec Playhouse Theatre · Pecatonica, IL · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Regional Access & Mobilization Project · Rockford, IL · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Tommy Corral Memorial Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2025
Educational
$10,000
Discovery Center Museum · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Rockford · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Discovery Center Museum · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Discovery Center Museum · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Special Olympics · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
$9,000
Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County · Oregon, IL · 2023
Charitable
$8,000
Regional Access & Mobilization Project · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$8,000
Ramp · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
$8,000
Rsm Foundation · Newton, MA · 2022
Charitable
$7,500
Fish Abled Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2025
Charitable
$7,500
Fish Abled Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$7,500
Fish Abled Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
$7,500
Fish Abled Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
$7,500
Rockford Rescue Mission · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
$6,996
Hope Reigns Ranch · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
$6,226
Hope Reigns Ranch · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$5,970
Hope Reigns Ranch · Rockford, IL · 2025
Charitable
$5,750
Rockford Habitat for Humanity · Loves Park, IL · 2023
Charitable
$5,178
Klehm Arboretum · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Easterseals · Chicago, IL · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County · Oregon, IL · 2025
Chariable
$5,000
Rosecrance Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2025
Medical
$5,000
Shady Oaks Camp · Homer Glen, IL · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
World Vision · Federal Way, WA · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Circle of Change · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County · Oregon, IL · 2024
Chariable
$5,000
Rockford Habitat for Humanity · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Rosecrance Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2024
Medical
$5,000
Circle of Change · Rockford, IL · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Rosecrance Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2023
Medical
$5,000
Rosecrance Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2022
Medical
$4,000
Habitat for Humanity of Winnebago County · Rockford, IL · 2025
Charitable
$3,500
Rsm Foundation - Girls On the Run · Crystal Lake, IL · 2025
Charitable
$3,500
Rockford Symphony Orchestra · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$3,150
Rosie'S Birthday Club · Loves Park, IL · 2024
Social welfare
$2,500
Rockford Symphony Orchestra · Rockford, IL · 2022
Charitable
$2,400
Rosie'S Birthday Club · Loves Park, IL · 2023
Social welfare
$2,000
Rockford Park District Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2022
Private foundation
$1,000
Rockford Association for Minority Management · Rockford, IL · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Christian Life Schools · Rockford, IL · 2022
Education

Who else funds this kind of work

Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.

Search funders like this one

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.